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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Current Challenges and Effective Responses: Shaping the Future of TB Control
4039.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Current Challenges and Effective Responses: Shaping the Future of TB Control
This session is the third in a five-part series on the challenges program leaders face in designing and implementing effective strategies for scaling up activities. This session will explore current and upcoming challenges in tuberculosis (TB) control and effective responses and strategies to meet these challenges. Panelists will discuss public sector strategies for financing and scaling-up DOTS programs, innovative roles of the private sector in TB control, as well as the global response to the intersecting epidemics of TB and HIV in resource poor settings.
Learning Objectives: See session overview.
Organizer(s):Linda Zackin, MPH
Moderator(s):Lee Reichman, PhD
8:30 AMTB/HIV Models for Scale Up  [ Recorded presentation ]
Diana Pope, RN, MS
8:50 AMCurrent Challenges and Effective Responses: Shaping the Future of TB Control  [ Recorded presentation ]
Lee Reichman, PhD
9:10 AMEnhancing the Role of the Private Sector in TB Control  [ Recorded presentation ]
Juan Perez, MPH MD
9:30 AMReaching the millennium development goals: Challenges and strategies for global TB control  [ Recorded presentation ]
Timothy H. Hotz, MD, MPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:International Health
Endorsed by:Maternal and Child Health; Public Health Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA